Mary Van Rensselaer Buell
| Mary Van Rensselaer Buell | |
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| Born |
June 14, 1893 Madison, Wisconsin, U.S. |
| Died | February 18, 1969 (aged 75) Madison, Wisconsin, U.S. |
| Residence | U.S. |
| Nationality | United States |
| Fields | Nutrition and physiological chemistry |
| Institutions | University of Wisconsin, University of Iowa, Johns Hopkins University, Washington University, University of Chicago |
| Alma mater | University of Wisconsin |
Mary Van Rensselaer Buell (June 14, 1893 – February 18, 1969) was the first woman to earn a Ph.D. in biochemistry at the University of Wisconsin. She carried on extensive research in nutrition and physiological chemistry at the University of Wisconsin, University of Iowa, Johns Hopkins University, Washington University, and the University of Chicago.
Mary Van Rensselaer Buell was born in Madison, Wisconsin on June 14, 1893, daughter of Martha (Merry) and Charles Edwin Buell. Her father was a lawyer, and her mother was a prominent clubwoman and Cornell University alumna. Mary was one of four sisters; her sister Martha married geophysicist Louis B. Slichter. At the University of Wisconsin she earned a B. A., Scholar in Chemistry in 1914; an M. A. in Agricultural Chemistry in 1915; and a Ph.D. in biochemistry in 1919. She was a Kappa Alpha Theta, Phi Beta Kappa, and Sigma Xi.
Mary Van Rensselaer Buell was a member of the American Society of Biological Chemists and carried out extensive research on nutrition and physiological chemistry at University of Iowa, Johns Hopkins University, Washington University, and the University of Chicago. "She worked on the chemistry of nucleic acids and nucleotides, the relation of hormones to the metabolism of carbohydrates, and the development of ultramicroscopic procedures for the analysis of enzyme activity."
Buell was an assistant in general chemistry at the University of Illinois (1915-1916) and an instructor at the University of Wisconsin (1917-1919). She was an instructor in physical chemistry, 1919-1920; and served as an assistant professor of Home Economics at the University of Iowa in 1920-1921.
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